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"Hey there im brand new to this forum and android in general i just switched from an iphone to the Lg G2x. I have to say the G2x is incredible but my battery life isn't i get on average 5 to 6 hrs of battery life (lose about 20% every hour) as others i have installed juice defender ultimate, setcpu, and watchdog. In addition to all these apps i uninstalled apps like T-mobile app pack and wifi calling because these apparently use up a lot of battery. So my question is if there any tips you guys can give me or setting for my phone or apps because maybe i have everything i need installed but with the wrong settings any help at all would be great thank you in advance
Info that might help:
As of now the juice defender app reports: 1.36x improvement"
That was me a few weeks ago and after all of the suggestions many of the users gave me i only saw maybe like a 20 to 30 minutes improvement of battery life which is not to great because im only getting 6hrs moderate usage out of my Lg G2x so my question is should i install the update because according to lg its supposed to fix my battery issue because from the looks of things ive tried everything i can (Factory restores. removing bloatware, turning off unnecessary things like bluetooth, gps, etc)
Id appreciate any advice or feedback from those who have updated to see if they can confirm they have better battery life in addition it might be helpful to know phone is rooted and unlocked
I admit I didn't read through your entire post, but I recommend updating to gingerbread, then flashing either weapon or eagle blood rom, and then flashing one of the themes by myself and kingdavid. You won't regret it.
You don't wanna know where this was sent from.
what changes will i get if i get those roms?
I recommend it! You'll get an updated baseband, which fixes GPS and Signal issues.
@FatalityBoyZahy
What about battery life? a lot of battery life ?
Mixalot213 said:
@FatalityBoyZahy
What about battery life? a lot of battery life ?
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Battery life is a bit better on gingerbread. If you're trying to get good battery life, I'd recommend flashing CM7, and using SetCPU profiles.
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ok well what about the camera ive heard bad things about it ?
btw will my phone remain rooted if i update?
Mixalot213 said:
ok well what about the camera ive heard bad things about it ?
btw will my phone remain rooted if i update?
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wont stay rooted. Need to flash a rom through cwm. camera is same as nexus gets, its stock camera
Batttery is amazing. Im heavy on the rom changing, had this phone two weeks from my Sensation and it still is stock with the screen animation, but no super user. stock doesnt have tv lock
Oh, im at 30% right now, from mainly stand by and heavy use since 6 pm. its 11:20 pm
@matistight wow thats a amazing battery life thats what im looking for and well thats what i wanted to avoid because im new to android phones so i dont know how to root them is it a big hassle because if it isn't ill go ahead and update and btw if i do update what should i do in preparation before the update?
also what did you mean by " stock doesnt have tv lock "
Just updated my phone to gingernread looks nice but im no longer rooted and dying to get rid of all that bloatware can someone help me root it?
How did you update to GB? I heard there were issues with LG/Tmobile update causing a brick?
I used the LG updater tool and had no issues at all. I used it with Windows 7.
And I definitely think its worth the update if only for the updated baseband. I get more consistent signal and much faster GPS locks now.
i was able to do it through the lg support tool without any trouble took about 8 mins
phburks said:
I used the LG updater tool and had no issues at all. I used it with Windows 7.
And I definitely think its worth the update if only for the updated baseband. I get more consistent signal and much faster GPS locks now.
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I agree and like the new look but can you help me root it because now that i updated it i have all the t-mobile bloatware and cant use things like cpu tuner
I guess after you update you gotta flash custom rom to get root?
Mixalot213 said:
I agree and like the new look but can you help me root it because now that i updated it i have all the t-mobile bloatware and cant use things like cpu tuner
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Use the nvflash tool from the dev section to flash cwm back to your phone and then flash whatever rom you want. If you want straight up rooted stock there's one in the dev section you can flash.
@phburks
Do you mean OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe??? and how eactly do i do that because i opened "OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe" but dnt know where to go from here and should i stick to the stock rom or are other custom ones better ? any you can recommend?
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@phburks
Do you mean OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe??? and how eactly do i do that because i opened "OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe" but dnt know where to go from here and should i stick to the stock rom or are other custom ones better ? any you can recommend?
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Here's a good video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9on64jAZs)
Obviously don't flash CM7 if you don't want to. The begining part tells you how to use nvflash (oneclickrecovery)
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@phburks
Do you mean OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe??? and how eactly do i do that because i opened "OneClickRecoveryFlasher.exe" but dnt know where to go from here and should i stick to the stock rom or are other custom ones better ? any you can recommend?
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Not sure what the file itself is called but its the one from the OP in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
Stock recovery won't allow you to flash custom roms. Flash clockworkmod recovery. Choose the internal option if you want clockworkmod to read files/roms and save backups to your internal memory. Choose the external option if you want it to use your external/removable sdcard. I personally use the external version. Its really up to your preference.
@Mister Hat Than you!!!
@phburks
btw the reason why i updated was in hopes of getting better battery life because im getting the same battery life i did before the updated (while rooted and getting rid of bloatware) ) but im wondering that maybe still having t-mobiles bloatware is not letting me experience the improvments but when i called lg recently they said that the update should have fixed my problem with battery life so im also thinking maybe its not the os but some other issue on the phone or the battery itself so do you think i should just send lg my phone so they can check it now so i dont have to unroot it and more later ? (however i didnt purchase it a lg retailer i bought on craigslist is that a problem? )
I am looking for a rom that handle me using my phone all day and not dying. I would love to find a rom that possibly allowed you to turn off the lte or whatever. As long as i dont have to charge my phone 3 times a day. Can anyone help me out?
many topics posted on this, the search feature is ur friend
My opinion
Seanscreams skyscreamsandwich rom has excellent battery life, I think if you try that with the new UCLA kernel you'll be very happy.
I have the stock Rogers ROM, rooted with CWM installed. I installed updated stock UCLA radio and kernel last week to get the benefits of latest kernel. Worked great but I've never been thrilled with battery life so Saturday I flashed Faux kernel v. 9m I think it was, on top of stock ROM and new updated stock radio.
Installed Set CPU to control new scalable speed kernel. I'm not easy to impress but it's absolutely unbelievable. Set to a conservative profile I've got blazing speed and 50% better battery life after 2 days use.
Go for it but don't do any playing before installing custom recovery ( CWM) and making a Nandroid backup.
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I am looking for a rom that handle me using my phone all day and not dying. I would love to find a rom that possibly allowed you to turn off the lte or whatever. As long as i dont have to charge my phone 3 times a day. Can anyone help me out?
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The Skyrocket has respectable battery life, consideeing its LTE and 4.5",screen. A ROM is not yoir solution to getting extended battery life out of your phone. While some ROMs are more battery friendly than others, there are better alternatives. Juice Defender seems to be really popular and successful at prolonging battery life.
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Battery Life
d_wells09 said:
I am looking for a rom that handle me using my phone all day and not dying. I would love to find a rom that possibly allowed you to turn off the lte or whatever. As long as i dont have to charge my phone 3 times a day. Can anyone help me out?
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Here's a link to the thread. I'm sure there are others like it. I definitely learned a lot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524291
Needless to say before any of that is done, you wanna make sure the following is done first:
1. Make sure your phone is rooted and have Clockwork mod setup.
2. Do a nandroid backup.
Hope this helps.
Hey guys, I am pretty new here and was wondering if there was anything that I could do to make my battery life longer. The only reason why I wanted to root my phone was so that I could save some battery life and not have to worry. I would say that I do use it a lot, but would that really effect how fast the battery is gonna go out on me? Like I said I am really new and don't know much about the rooting process (my friend helped me get the ROM on my phone and rooted/s-off, all that good stuff). So if you guys could just let me know if there are any things I should be looking for or what I could post on here to see if I can keep my battery up and running longer.
Thanks abunch.
wipe dalvik / cache and see if that helped.
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wipe dalvik / cache and see if that helped.
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Thanks, I will try that, what does that actually do for the battery? I remember when we first put the new ROM on the phone we did that, but never have I done it after that. Thanks for the reply as well.
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wipe dalvik / cache and see if that helped.
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That has nothing to do whit the battery ...
And to OP best thing to do is turn brightness down you might aswell want to get extended batterys such as ankers..
They work really good and last twice as long as stock one
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.
shahkam said:
That has nothing to do whit the battery ...
And to OP best thing to do is turn brightness down you might aswell want to get extended batterys such as ankers..
They work really good and last twice as long as stock one
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.
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Yeah I am using the stock battery, but I have been seeing people using the stock battery and being able to last a really long time. Do you guys think that it may be the fact that I leave it charging for long periods at a time? I usually go to sleep with the charger on it.
Use a different ROM. Cyanogen Mod does not give good battery life, never really has for the Sensation.
try Virtuous Inquisition
yourpassenger said:
Use a different ROM. Cyanogen Mod does not give good battery life, never really has for the Sensation.
try Virtuous Inquisition
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Do you think it would be an easy process for me to do that? Mind you I really don't know much about rooting and stuff, do you think I would have to change the radio and the drivers at all?
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Do you think it would be an easy process for me to do that? Mind you I really don't know much about rooting and stuff, do you think I would have to change the radio and the drivers at all?
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Nope no need to change radio for someone new it could be a litlle harder but if you read well instructions and follow them correctly you should be good to go
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.
Did the friend that did all the magic for you clear the old battery stats after flashing the ROM? If not, this can problems with battery life.
If you don't know, just download an app called Battery Calibration. Charge your phone til it's at 100%, hit calibrate, and unplug the phone.
This clears the old stats and allows the new ROM to build new ones.
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Did the friend that did all the magic for you clear the old battery stats after flashing the ROM? If not, this can problems with battery life.
If you don't know, just download an app called Battery Calibration. Charge your phone til it's at 100%, hit calibrate, and unplug the phone.
This clears the old stats and allows the new ROM to build new ones.
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Never made a difference for me lol..
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Sorry if you guys has been asked about this question for the nth times, I'm new to this phone and I'm a total noob in Android.
So, here's my scenario, I have this Samsung Nexus S Version M200 running currently in CM 10.1 Nightly firmware. It's good as far as I'm using it but I'm having a problem with the battery life. I usually charge it 2 times a day. What I do with my phone? Mostly play games and it will only last 3-4 hours max play then I have to charge it again. But to summarize it it will not last a whole day even with normal use, minimal games.
The question now is:
Should I go to Official ROM?
If yes, which version with long lasting battery with GPS and other services on and playing games max?
If no, should I stick to CM 10.1?
If no with CM 10.1, which ROM should I install?
Thanks in advance, I actually have a lot of questions since I'm so curious and want to know more about this phone, but I'll just add it later.
Don't worry since you're new no one will get mad.
Anyways, there won't be that huge of a battery life difference between most of these roms, it just depends how your settings are and how you are using your phone. I've tried most of the roms for the NS and I can tell you my team favorites are CM 10.1 Stable with Marmite 8.7 Bigmem kernel and JellyShot with the same kernel. Those two have given me the best stability+performance+speed+battery life combo.
The way you setup your cpu governer and i/o scheduler as well as some developer settings and a few more things can definitely make an impact on increasing battery life. Here's how I have my phone setup:
ROM: CM 10.1 Stable
Kernel: Marmite 8.7 Bigmem
Governer: During the day I use Smartassv2 with 100 min 1000 max, during the night I switch it to On Demand with 100 min 800 max
I/O: I find deadline to be the best and cfq to be the 2nd best especially if you are a person that has multiple apps in use its best for multitasking but if you're just doing one thing at a time (Youtube vids etc) stick with deadline
Developer: I set the 3 animation options all to OFF.
For your phone settings, if you don't need all those sync options on I'd turn them off, same goes for auto-sync/background data (you can find these options in data usage).
There are apps out there like Greenify which are great for saving you extra battery life, it puts apps to sleep when they're not in use. Try the free version it works great.
Lastly everything starts on how you first install your rom, I'd recommend a completely clean install. I use Philz Touch Recovery its free and you can find it here. The way I install roms is:
1. Wipe Data/Factory reset
2. Wipe Cache
3. Go to Mounts & Storage and format these: System, Data, Cache, Boot
4. Go to Advanced and wipe: Dalvik then Fix Permissions
5. Install order: Rom first, Gapps second, Kernel last
6. Reboot
Thats about all the tips I have. Sometimes your phones battery just doesn't cut it, some people claim to get 5 hours screen time etc, but I never get that kind of amazing battery life I think my battery just sucks. But mess around with those 2 roms I suggested and those settings, see if you like it. Goodluck.
Just bought a second hand S as a second phone and found your reply one of the most useful for setting it up so far. Thank you.
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abccg said:
Don't worry since you're new no one will get mad.
Anyways, there won't be that huge of a battery life difference between most of these roms, it just depends how your settings are and how you are using your phone. I've tried most of the roms for the NS and I can tell you my team favorites are CM 10.1 Stable with Marmite 8.7 Bigmem kernel and JellyShot with the same kernel. Those two have given me the best stability+performance+speed+battery life combo.
The way you setup your cpu governer and i/o scheduler as well as some developer settings and a few more things can definitely make an impact on increasing battery life. Here's how I have my phone setup:
ROM: CM 10.1 Stable
Kernel: Marmite 8.7 Bigmem
Governer: During the day I use Smartassv2 with 100 min 1000 max, during the night I switch it to On Demand with 100 min 800 max
I/O: I find deadline to be the best and cfq to be the 2nd best especially if you are a person that has multiple apps in use its best for multitasking but if you're just doing one thing at a time (Youtube vids etc) stick with deadline
Developer: I set the 3 animation options all to OFF.
For your phone settings, if you don't need all those sync options on I'd turn them off, same goes for auto-sync/background data (you can find these options in data usage).
There are apps out there like Greenify which are great for saving you extra battery life, it puts apps to sleep when they're not in use. Try the free version it works great.
Lastly everything starts on how you first install your rom, I'd recommend a completely clean install. I use Philz Touch Recovery its free and you can find it here. The way I install roms is:
1. Wipe Data/Factory reset
2. Wipe Cache
3. Go to Mounts & Storage and format these: System, Data, Cache, Boot
4. Go to Advanced and wipe: Dalvik then Fix Permissions
5. Install order: Rom first, Gapps second, Kernel last
6. Reboot
Thats about all the tips I have. Sometimes your phones battery just doesn't cut it, some people claim to get 5 hours screen time etc, but I never get that kind of amazing battery life I think my battery just sucks. But mess around with those 2 roms I suggested and those settings, see if you like it. Goodluck.
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Thank you for the quick reply...
I have a follow up questions though. Hehehe.
1. How can I change my Kernel?
2. If I can change it, will I lost my data? What are the results? Because I've done a little search about Marmite and I've read it's good.
3. What's Governor? LOL Sorry, I'm total newbie. I don't get it. And the Developer? Haha!
4. If I do a clean install what would happen to my data? Does all my app data will be lost?
So far that's what's in my mind. I'll follow up again! Thanks! You're a big help!
@purpse You're welcome, glad I could be of some help.
@khimois
1. Well to change kernel you first need to download the proper one, get the "cm" version of Marmite that means its for Cyanogenmod based roms. To install it you need to use a recovery. Something like Clockwork Recovery its free you can get it by installing the "Rom Manager" app. Basically recovery is a thing you boot into its kind of like safe mode for PC's, but this will let you install Roms/Kernels, etc.
2. You won't lose your data by flashing a new kernel but you will lose your data if you wipe data through the recovery mode. If you really want to keep your data and apps you can use an app like Titanium backup it backs up everything for you to install later after wipes.
3. CPU Governor is a just how your CPU is going to be functioning. There are a bunch of different settings you can choose from. Some for example: Conservative (this saves battery by using less cpu power it will clock at lower frequencies) also On Demand (this setting tells the cpu to only work based on the demand so if you're phones not doing anything it will clock to the lowest speed you set the "min" value to but if you're playing a game or something it will scale up towards your "max" value)
Developer options can be found after you go to "About Phone" and click on build number 7 times, then you can access developer options from the main settings menu. These options let you do a few cool things.
4. Yes a clean install would wipe your data and apps, its like a brand new phone. There are some apps like I mentioned "Titanium backup" which can help you save your apps and data, google about that to learn more if you're interested.
And no problem, glad to help, everyone is new at everything at some point. You're learn that flashing roms and kernels will become repetitive you will always want to try new ones and then it just becomes so easy to do.
On most android devices Jelly Bean consumes twice as much battery as compared to Ice Cream Sandwich. You might want to consider downgrading if battery life is your top priority.
ej8989 said:
On most android devices Jelly Bean consumes twice as much battery as compared to Ice Cream Sandwich. You might want to consider downgrading if battery life is your top priority.
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lol this is absolutely not true. I get relatively the same battery with jelly bean as I used to on ICS.
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abccg said:
@purpse You're welcome, glad I could be of some help.
@khimois
1. Well to change kernel you first need to download the proper one, get the "cm" version of Marmite that means its for Cyanogenmod based roms. To install it you need to use a recovery. Something like Clockwork Recovery its free you can get it by installing the "Rom Manager" app. Basically recovery is a thing you boot into its kind of like safe mode for PC's, but this will let you install Roms/Kernels, etc.
2. You won't lose your data by flashing a new kernel but you will lose your data if you wipe data through the recovery mode. If you really want to keep your data and apps you can use an app like Titanium backup it backs up everything for you to install later after wipes.
3. CPU Governor is a just how your CPU is going to be functioning. There are a bunch of different settings you can choose from. Some for example: Conservative (this saves battery by using less cpu power it will clock at lower frequencies) also On Demand (this setting tells the cpu to only work based on the demand so if you're phones not doing anything it will clock to the lowest speed you set the "min" value to but if you're playing a game or something it will scale up towards your "max" value)
Developer options can be found after you go to "About Phone" and click on build number 7 times, then you can access developer options from the main settings menu. These options let you do a few cool things.
4. Yes a clean install would wipe your data and apps, its like a brand new phone. There are some apps like I mentioned "Titanium backup" which can help you save your apps and data, google about that to learn more if you're interested.
And no problem, glad to help, everyone is new at everything at some point. You're learn that flashing roms and kernels will become repetitive you will always want to try new ones and then it just becomes so easy to do.
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Thanks for the great help, I'm still in the process of absorbing it. Sorry, I have follow up questions:
So, if I want to clean install everything? What should I do? What are the things I need to consider? What are the things I need to backup?
I have an existing ClockWorkRecovery v6.0.0.6, is it okay to use this? Or should I update it?
What are the risk in updating ClockWorkRecovery?
EDIT: Can you also provide me a link for Marmite? I can't seem to find it. Thanks!
ej8989 said:
On most android devices Jelly Bean consumes twice as much battery as compared to Ice Cream Sandwich. You might want to consider downgrading if battery life is your top priority.
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lol this is absolutely not true. I get relatively the same battery with jelly bean as I used to on ICS.
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So what's the truth between this two? Is ICS have a good battery life or not? 'cause I'm still considering to flash my phone with the original stock(?) ROMS.
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So what's the truth between this two? Is ICS have a good battery life or not? 'cause I'm still considering to flash my phone with the original stock(?) ROMS.
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Most android users complain that they are experiencing noticeably more battery drain after they upgrade to JB.
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Most android users complain that they are experiencing noticeably more battery drain after they upgrade to JB.
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First of all we are here at the nexus S forum it doesnt matter what the whole population is experiencing in regards to jelly bean, we dont have any serious battery life difference on the nexus S with ICS and jelly bean.
And I doubt any phone has DOUBLE the battery life difference.
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First of all we are here at the nexus S forum it doesnt matter what the whole population is experiencing in regards to jelly bean, we dont have any serious battery life difference on the nexus S with ICS and jelly bean.
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But there is still noticeable battery life difference. I said 'on most android devices' jelly bean consumes twice as much battery as compared to ICS. My point here is that ICS can be considered if battery life is the top priority of a certain user.
Google Search denies your statement that this is "absolutely not true".
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And I doubt any phone has DOUBLE the battery life difference.
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I got friends who own these devices: Karbonn A9+, Innos D9, Galaxy Note
Their batteries last for a little less than a day on normal use (wifi, sms, some gaming, etc.) as compared to 2+ days when they were on ICS. They don't complain that much because they like the smoothness of JB.
ej8989 said:
But there is still noticeable battery life difference. I said 'on most android devices' jelly bean consumes twice as much battery as compared to ICS. My point here is that ICS can be considered if battery life is the top priority of a certain user.
Google Search denies your statement that this is "absolutely not true".
I got friends who own these devices: Karbonn A9+, Innos D9, Galaxy Note
Their batteries last for a little less than a day on normal use (wifi, sms, some gaming, etc.) as compared to 2+ days when they were on ICS. They don't complain that much because they like the smoothness of JB.
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Sorry I have had many friends upgrade from ICS to JB on a variety of phones and no one complained about a serious battery life decrease.
khimois said:
Sorry if you guys has been asked about this question for the nth times, I'm new to this phone and I'm a total noob in Android.
So, here's my scenario, I have this Samsung Nexus S Version M200 running currently in CM 10.1 Nightly firmware. It's good as far as I'm using it but I'm having a problem with the battery life. I usually charge it 2 times a day. What I do with my phone? Mostly play games and it will only last 3-4 hours max play then I have to charge it again. But to summarize it it will not last a whole day even with normal use, minimal games.
The question now is:
Should I go to Official ROM?
If yes, which version with long lasting battery with GPS and other services on and playing games max?
If no, should I stick to CM 10.1?
If no with CM 10.1, which ROM should I install?
Thanks in advance, I actually have a lot of questions since I'm so curious and want to know more about this phone, but I'll just add it later.
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Just stick with the stock rooted rom for a month . Then you may flash new roms ..
The battery life is the same for ICS and JB .. But standby battery backup has been improved in jellybean...
But free ram vaialable will be lower in JB after flashing gapps package..
The three roms which I will suggest you are 1. Xenon HD stable(mix of slimbean,aosp,cm,pa) 2.Slimbean(sleek and black) 3.Carbon Rom
And use Marmite kernal non cm version for the above roms.. Alrthough Slimbean comes with latest marmite kernel..
I have always been with stock.
Few options that saved battery life:
1. If you have apps that turn on GPS when the app is not running (like Life360), its best to turn off the GPS when you are not using it. Power Control widget helps a lot here.
2. Turn off Wifi & mobile network Location under Settings->Location Access.
3. Turn off Google Now
4. Turn off Background Location Reporting for Google Maps.
5. Uninstall Facebook app. (the messenger app is ok)
My phone have gone from being left with 20% after 8 hours to around 60% after I have done the above. If you are having an old phone, consider getting a new battery as well, since the stock battery would probably be at least 2 years old by now.
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I have always been with stock.
Few options that saved battery life:
1. If you have apps that turn on GPS when the app is not running (like Life360), its best to turn off the GPS when you are not using it. Power Control widget helps a lot here.
2. Turn off Wifi & mobile network Location under Settings->Location Access.
3. Turn off Google Now
4. Turn off Background Location Reporting for Google Maps.
5. Uninstall Facebook app. (the messenger app is ok)
My phone have gone from being left with 20% after 8 hours to around 60% after I have done the above. If you are having an old phone, consider getting a new battery as well, since the stock battery would probably be at least 2 years old by now.
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Agree.
I am using Nexus S with lastest CM 10.1 (release)
You might want to avoid :
Google now
Localisation (using GSM or Wifi)
Facebook : it is such a RAM eater it will have side effects on all the others apps, better use web app or Friendcaster
If you don't mind, de-activate 3G when you don't need it
Generally speaking, avoid large memory footprint apps, use opera (classic) as your daily browser and tune notifications.
Best one that I tried is Marmite kernel.
Also you need have a task manager to kill programs/
Also It's DisableService application is a must.
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Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
Call quality and battery life
Thank you for making the SuperLiteRom. I've had a couple of issues with it. The call volume is very quiet, to the point that I have to use speakerphone to hear anyone. Also, I don't remember battery life being so terrible with stock 4.4.2. Even with the same apps that i'm using now.
Has anyone else had these issues?
sanch0villa said:
Thank you for making the SuperLiteRom. I've had a couple of issues with it. The call volume is very quiet, to the point that I have to use speakerphone to hear anyone. Also, I don't remember battery life being so terrible with stock 4.4.2. Even with the same apps that i'm using now.
Has anyone else had these issues?
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Flash on stock rom slot and make clean flash.
It will be ok.
Still not working
mohammad.afaneh said:
Flash on stock rom slot and make clean flash.
It will be ok.
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I wiped the device, did a clean OS install from Odin with NE1. Flashed SuperliteRom over the stock rom slot. Still very quiet audio. I don't know what went wrong.
sanch0villa said:
I wiped the device, did a clean OS install from Odin with NE1. Flashed SuperliteRom over the stock rom slot. Still very quiet audio. I don't know what went wrong.
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Is it ok with stock rom? You are the only one who have this issue!
Maybe your device speaker need some clean.
Thanks and Issues
just want to say thank you to mohammad.afaneh for making this superlite ROM. at first i also noticed more battery drainage than usual. i did some reading in the main thread and put the ROM in the stock slot. i ran a battery calibration app and i didnt really see a difference with drainage so i decided to buy a new battery, as mine was around a year old. bought a 7200mAh from amazon. i get at least 3 days on a full charge. idk if the battery calibration app helped with the new battery but it is nice having a few days of charge with moderate to heavy usage. keep up the good work!
afxtwin said:
just want to say thank you to mohammad.afaneh for making this superlite ROM. at first i also noticed more battery drainage than usual. i did some reading in the main thread and put the ROM in the stock slot. i ran a battery calibration app and i didnt really see a difference with drainage so i decided to buy a new battery, as mine was around a year old. bought a 7200mAh from amazon. i get at least 3 days on a full charge. idk if the battery calibration app helped with the new battery but it is nice having a few days of charge with moderate to heavy usage. keep up the good work!
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Battery drain is safestrap issue. And battery calibration makes no different.
mohammad.afaneh said:
Battery drain is safestrap issue. And battery calibration makes no different.
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thanks for the tip
Issues with SuperLiteRom on VZW Galaxy S3
Thanks for throwing this guide together! I was able to get this set up correctly.
However, like others, I am having 2 major issues.
Battery is draining incredibly fast. I initially installed on Slot1, but reinstalled on the Stock slot after experiencing poor battery life. It is still dying at an alarming rate (33% in an hour with minimal use). Very unfortunate because I thought this may help my phone's performance by removing bloatware, but something is running strong in the background. Like others, I see Android system using the most power.
Videos lag. Youtube, recorded videos, everything I try to watch freezes and stutters.
Please let me know if anyone has found a solution for these items. I was excited to get ride of the Verizon bloat, but it feels like this was a big mistake. Without solutions to these issues, I don't think this process should be recommended to users seeking to improve their phone experience. At least the disclaimer should be updated.
Its unfortunate now because I'm not sure how to get back to the way I was, now that I overwrote the stock OS.
*edit* Adding shot of the Android system that seems to be draining the most battery here (added a space because I'm not allowed to post links) imgur. com/a/Qk7LS
For those who have installed this rom on the stock rom slot. By doing this it seems to somewhat increase battery life vs a different slot... the known issue. But by putting the new rom in the "stock" location, does that no longer allow you to flash back to stock? In other words locked in this rom. I am finally taking the plunge to put a rom on mine but am becoming more hesitant for the battery issues described here. How bad is it also?
I'm use to my bionic and that safestrap version where I could toggle roms all day long if wanted.
pbsandman7 said:
For those who have installed this rom on the stock rom slot. By doing this it seems to somewhat increase battery life vs a different slot... the known issue. But by putting the new rom in the "stock" location, does that no longer allow you to flash back to stock? In other words locked in this rom. I am finally taking the plunge to put a rom on mine but am becoming more hesitant for the battery issues described here. How bad is it also?
I'm use to my bionic and that safestrap version where I could toggle roms all day long if wanted.
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First, you still able to flash back factory stock rom even you used the stock slot location. You must uninstall safestrap first. Currently I'm using litrom and my battery is pretty good. Here how I flashed mine. Installed safestrap, boot to safestrap, wipe cache/davik cache/system, then flash superliterom, once boot up install glowing battery saver, set this on extreme mode and you should be set. Let it run for at least 2 days and you should see the battery is pretty good. If I don't touch my phone, the drain rate is 9+ hrs for 10%. I can't compare screen on time because it depended mainly on each individual using their phone, like if you watch movies or only making phone calls it would sucks less power than if you surfing the internet (not reading articles) or playing games.
Launchers for SUPERLITEROM
1) I love this nimble ROM. Thanks, again.
2) I've flashed to Stock ROM slot. WiFi is muuuch better, but still a little unstable.
3) Does anyone have a favorite launcher that will work with this? Running KK 4.4.2 (I've got Go Launcher EX, which is cool, but the counter stinks.)
4) Is there a recommended replacement for S-voice? I was getting used to that weird android Galaxy lady finding stuff for me while I was driving.
Thanks!
Michael
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mrmlgoodwin said:
1) I love this nimble ROM. Thanks, again.
2) I've flashed to Stock ROM slot. WiFi is muuuch better, but still a little unstable.
3) Does anyone have a favorite launcher that will work with this? Running KK 4.4.2 (I've got Go Launcher EX, which is cool, but the counter stinks.)
4) Is there a recommended replacement for S-voice? I was getting used to that weird android Galaxy lady finding stuff for me while I was driving.
Thanks!
Michael
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Without a doubt I'd say nova launcher, I've had it for well over two years with nova prime and it's quick and simple yet customizable. I've tried nearly every launcher including go launcher which was my first launcher I used on my old thunderbolt.
Best bet is S Voice, you can use google now also which is a good alternative
From my CM11 S3
ShapesBlue said:
Without a doubt I'd say nova launcher, I've had it for well over two years with nova prime and it's quick and simple yet customizable. I've tried nearly every launcher including go launcher which was my first launcher I used on my old thunderbolt.
Best bet is S Voice, you can use google now also which is a good alternative
From my CM11 S3
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I just want to make sure Nova will work with SuperliteROM. I'll check it out. Thanks!
Michael
From my SuperLITE Galaxy S3
mrmlgoodwin said:
I just want to make sure Nova will work with SuperliteROM. I'll check it out. Thanks!
Michael
From my SuperLITE Galaxy S3
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Yes it's a launcher, it will work with any rom, it's just like go launcher where as root isn't needed
From my CM11 S3
No GSM
After installed this ROM there is no GSM in menu.
No GSM
After updating to this ROM no GSM in the menu.
ivan_cl said:
After updating to this ROM no GSM in the menu.
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Flash it with sim card. Do wipe data if needed.
mohammad.afaneh said:
Flash it with sim card. Do wipe data if needed.
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Still the same. Maybe data wiping need to make from Recovery not Safestrap?